Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 | 67m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
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| Writer: | Steven C. Smith |
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| A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 03, 2008 |
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| Director: | |
| Writer: | Steven C. Smith |
| Genres: | Documentary, History |
| Keywords | movie business, hays code, hollywood, pre-code, censorship |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Entertainment, Trailer Park |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Valerie Spencer | Narrator (voice) |
| John Landis | Self |
| Jonathan Kuntz | Self |
| Rudy Behlmer | Self |
| Jerry Beck | Self |
| Camille Paglia | Self |
| Hugh Hefner | Self |
| Jack Valenti | Self |
| Jeffrey Vance | Self |
| Molly Haskell | Self |
| Mark Vieira | Self |
| Leonard Maltin | Self |
| Tony Maietta | Self |
| Joan Crawford | Various Roles (archive footage) |
| Ann Dvorak | Vivian Revere Kirkwood (archive footage) |
| Clark Gable | Various Roles (archive footage) |
| Greta Garbo | Queen Christina (archive footage) |
| Jean Harlow | Various Roles (archive footage) |
| Miriam Hopkins | Ivy Pearson (archive footage) |
| Norma Shearer | Various Roles (archive footage) |
| Barbara Stanwyck | Various Roles (archive footage) |
| Mae West | Tira (archive footage) |
| Warren William | Various Roles (archive footage) |
| William H. Hays | Self (archive footage) |
| Walter Huston | Various Roles (archive footage) |
| Wallace Ford | Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage) |
| Paul Muni | James Allen (archive footage) |
| Joseph I. Breen | Self (archive footage) |
| Joel McCrea | John Neville Jr. (archive footage) |
| Constance Bennett | Valerie West (archive footage) |
| Myrna Loy | Gertie Waxted (archive footage) |
| Loretta Young | Madeleine Walters West (archive footage) |
| Ruth Chatterton | Alison Drake (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
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| Steven C. Smith | Writer |
| Aaron Campbell | Editor |
| Todd Hooker | Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| Steven C. Smith | Producer |
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